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On Marriage and Equality

Posted on June 26, 2015 by Callen Harty

It was the late 1970s and I was struggling with my identity. I knew I was gay but I didn’t know how I could be gay. The Stonewall Rebellion, considered the watershed event of the modern gay rights movement, was not even … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to the Wisconsin Attorney General

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Callen Harty

Dear Attorney General Van Hollen, Please tell me that after Tuesday’s judicial schooling of your Assistant Attorney General Timothy Samuelson that you will finally consider dropping your defense of Wisconsin’s clearly unconstitutional ban on marriage equality. While the 7th U. … Continue reading →

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Letter to the LaFayette County Clerk

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Callen Harty

On Friday, June 7, Judge Barbara Crabb ruled Wisconsin’s Constitutional same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional. She didn’t do a very good job of guidance for what that meant, but by Thursday morning, June 12, all but nine of Wisconsin’s 72 counties … Continue reading →

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Of Course

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Callen Harty

Last Friday afternoon Judge Barbara Crabb handed down a ruling that Wisconsin’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, opening the door for same-sex couples to start marrying in my home state of Wisconsin. Within a short time couples were gathering … Continue reading →

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On Marriage and Equality

Open Letter to the Wisconsin Attorney General

Letter to the LaFayette County Clerk

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